December 3, 2017 at 3:21 pm
Picture of the Day: Earth Crescent, 1967
Photo taken November 9, 1967; 10,000 miles from Earth
Photo taken November 9, 1967; 10,000 miles from Earth
Petro Vrellis wraps a single, 1-2 km long thread, 3000-4000 times across a 200-peg loom
0-60 in 1.9 secs, 1/4 mile in 8.8 secs, 620 mile range on single charge
It was placed by astronaut Charles Duke, the youngest person to ever walk on the moon
The chilling eyewall of Hurricane Katrina as seen from an NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion “hurricane hunter” aircraft
This will be our last close-up image of Saturn for a long time
After two decades in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is nearing the end of its remarkable journey of exploration
Hair-raising photos and video of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters flying into the eye of Irma
A fascinating glimpse into one of the most brilliant minds in human history
I’m not even going to space and I want one
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